Tag Archives: Hayden Penn
Penn, Chulk heading to Japan
Triple-A pitchers Hayden Penn and Vinnie Chulk are close to signing deals with separate Japanese teams.
Notes: Milledge, Church, Russell, Kratz, Heredia, Penn, Moreno
Catching up on the weekend notes… -The platoon is over between Lastings Milledge and Ryan Church. I posted about a week ago that Church shouldn’t be stealing playing time from… Read more
Minors Notes: Hayden Penn, Colton Cain, Jairo Marquez, Pat Irvine
Some minor league notes before today’s major league game begins… -Japanese team Chiba Lotte is trying to acquire Hayden Penn from the Pirates. Patrick Newman of NPB Tracker reported that… Read more
Pittsburgh Pirates Prospect Watch 7/7/10
INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS (AAA) Indianapolis lost 6-1 to Louisville. Hayden Penn had a bad outing, allowing six runs on 12 hits in five innings, with three walks and three strikeouts. Vinnie… Read more
June Prospects Rundown: Indianapolis Indians
The month of June almost completely depleted the Indianapolis Indians of any legit prospects. Pedro Alvarez, Jose Tabata, and Brad Lincoln were all promoted to the majors, leaving the Indianapolis lineup and rotation… Read more
Pittsburgh Pirates Prospect Watch 7/2/10
INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS (AAA) Indianapolis lost 4-3 to Columbus. Hayden Penn pitched 7.1 innings, allowing four runs on six hits, with two walks and four strikeouts. Wilfredo Ledezma allowed two inherited… Read more
Two Players At Each Level Who Should Be Promoted
Around the end of May I took a look at two players who needed to be promoted at each level. A little over a month later and most of those… Read more
Pittsburgh Pirates Prospect Watch 6/27/10
INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS (AAA) Indianapolis beat Toledo 15-3, led by a huge outburst from the offense. Alex Presley led the way, going 5-for-6 and hitting for the cycle, with his first… Read more
Dana Eveland Designated for Assignment
The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated Dana Eveland for assignment, and are expected to make two additions to the 25-man roster today. The Pirates acquired Eveland at the start of June,… Read more
What was Neal Huntington thinking when he acquired Eveland?
With today’s DFA of Dana Eveland, a trade that appeared suspect at the time now looks even worse. Essentially, the Pirates traded Ronald Uviedo for three non-descript appearances by Eveland. It seems like they simply threw away a minor asset. However, maybe there is more to this situation than what meets the eye.
